Ernest Flagg

c. 1935

Betsy Flagg Melcher

Associated Names
Betsy Flagg Melcher

Artist, American, 1900 - 1991

The image shows a portrait of a man seated and facing forward. He has short, white hair and distinguished facial features. The man is wearing a white suit jacket with a dark bow tie. His arms are resting on a table, holding a pencil in his right hand. The background is soft and neutral, and the portrait is set within an ornate wooden frame with intricate detailing. The words "ERNEST FLAGG ARCHITECT" are in the top right corner, and the artist's signature "BETSY FLAGG MELCHER" is in the bottom left corner.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1937

  • Thirty-Sixth Annual Exhibition of Miniatures, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1937, no. 31

1976

  • The American Genius: W. W. Corcoran, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1976

1978

  • Artists and Their Circles, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978

Inscriptions

upper right in watercolor: Ernest - Flagg / Architect; lower left in watercolor: Betsy - Flagg - Melcher

Wikidata ID

Q64537488

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